ST: Olivier Giroud – 5/10
Enjoyed a bright 10-minute spell after the break, but otherwise got very little change out of Winston Reid. The home fans might not have been chanting ‘Benzema’, but they were certainly thinking it.
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Substitutes
Theo Walcott – 5/10
Dropped in favour of Giroud after an underwhelming Community Shield display. He had one shot blocked after coming off the bench on 57 minutes, but the Hammers gave him no room to run in behind.
Alexis Sanchez – 6/10
Arsene Wenger would not have wanted to use the Chilean, who only returned to training with the club earlier this week, but the circumstances forced him to. Sanchez did everything that he could to inspire a comeback in his 28-minute cameo, but even he could not unlock the West Ham defence.
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